Re: xsrc/54851 (.profile is not read by sh when using xdm or other login managers)

[David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR xsrc/54851; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: xsrc/54851 (.profile is not read by sh when using xdm or other
 login managers)
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 00:27:09 +0000

 On Wed, Aug 17, 2022 at 10:00:04PM +0000, nia wrote:
  >  >   - it changes the behaviour of the system wide Xsession file
  >  >     (not a new users template ~/.xsession)
  >  
  >  AFAIK, there isn't such thing - only a system-wide default.
 
 It also only changes the behavior when there's no ~/.xsession.
 
 Which means it affects nobody who has their own setup.
 
  >  I'm not sure about tcsh - 
  >  csh(1) seems to use these files rather than .profile:
  >  
  >  FILES
  >       ~/.cshrc     Read at beginning of execution by each shell.
  >       ~/.login     Read by login shell, after `.cshrc' at login.
  >       ~/.logout    Read by login shell, at logout.
  >  
  >  The default ~/.cshrc on NetBSD will specify a path, so you'll
  >  get the right thing regardless of xdm or login shell.
 
 tcsh is the same except that it uses .tcshrc instead of .cshrc if
 present, and that will also normally set up the path unless the user's
 doing something strange.
 
 -- 
 David A. Holland
 dholland%netbsd.org@localhost